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£10m award boosts research into farming in developing countries
Efforts to tackle the challenges faced by livestock farmers in developing countries have been boosted by a £10 million research award. Scientists…
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Use WIYBY to see if your fields threaten drinking water sources
Farmers, agronomists and operators need to know where their land drains to, if they want to continue to use pesticides to control weeds and slugs in…
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New thinking needed in order to prevent crops being attacked by slugs
Slugs are on the increase and they are getting more determined. The first real sign of the scale of the problem was seen during the warm wet weather…
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'The role of crop diversity and food resilience in a changing climate'
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG, Kew) and the Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) will be jointly organising a one-day symposium on November…
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'Promoting public benefits of GM technology must be prioritised'
Promoting the public benefits of GM technology must be prioritised if British farmers are to gain access to it. That was the message to delegates at…
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New crop research centre to reduce food waste in veg and fresh produce sectors
A new research centre dedicated to reducing crop and food waste and improving resource use efficiency in the horticultural and fresh produce supply…
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Showcasing the cutting edge of new agri-food technology
Robotic harvesting of vegetables, automated weeding techniques and the use of sensitive disease detection software were among the innovative…
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Young farmer's charity set to open Devon rural hub
An independent charity, which provides training and personal development for young people aged 10 -26 in rural communities, was today celebrating the…
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Stay green; look after your on-farm environmental features, says Campaign
Retaining core on-farm environmental features, such as buffer strips and field corners, established under agri-environmental schemes is absolutely…
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University of Leicester research to ‘save the most valuable silk moth in the world’
Research that could help to save one of the rarest and most valuable silks in the world is being spearheaded with novel research at the University of…
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